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He was married to Lori Anne Allison in 1983 but they divorced her in 1985. Off-screen, Depp has dated several female celebrities, and has been engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. Now Depp is collaborating again with Burton in a screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). In that same year he starred in the marvelous family blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), playing a character that only the likes of Depp could pull off: the charming, conniving and roguish Capt. He stole the show from screen greats such as Antonio Banderas in the finale to Robert Rodriguez's 'mariachi' trilogy, Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003). The same year he teamed up again with Burton in Sleepy Hollow (1999), brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane.ĭepp has played many characters in his career, including another fact-based one, Insp. In 1997 he played an undercover FBI agent in the fact-based film Donnie Brasco (1997), opposite Al Pacino in 1998 he appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), directed by Terry Gilliam and then, in 1999, he appeared in the sci-fi/horror film The Astronaut's Wife (1999). He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing in many features before re-joining with Burton in the lead role of Ed Wood (1994). Following the film's success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprised critics and audiences alike. In 1990, after numerous roles in teen-oriented films, his first of a handful of great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when Depp played the title role in Edward Scissorhands (1990).

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In 1987 he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series 21 Jump Street (1987). He made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Depp), who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. Depp got into acting after a visit to Los Angeles, California, with his former wife, Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. He fronted a series of garage bands including The Kids, which once opened for Iggy Pop. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out.”īorn John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, Johnny Depp was raised in Florida. I'd like them to see America as a toy, a broken toy. It's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you, aggressive.